Time’s lack of ag objectivity 

Sep 21, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

It’s getting to where you hate to pick up a magazine, click on the TV or even go to a sporting goods store. ...

DPR deals with reduced resources 

Sep 21, 2009,

By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and the Air Resources Board (ARB) will hold a public meeting Sept. 28, in Modesto, Calif., to discuss efforts to reduce ozone forming volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from pesticides in the San Joaquin Valley....

USDA issues ACP assessment 

Sep 18, 2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment (EA) that evaluates proposed measures to control the spread of citrus greening (CG) and Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)....

Applications begin for LFP, ELAP 

Sep 18, 2009

David Schaad, acting executive director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in California announced that producers may now begin applying for benefits under the provisions of the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)....

Almond pest courses, Nov. 4 -5 

Sep 18, 2009

The Almond Pest Management Alliance (PMA) is sponsoring a one-day almond pest management training event at two locations this fall....

WDGS as high-quality, low-cost feed 

Sep 18, 2009

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) studies have shown that wet distiller's grain with solubles (WDGS) may offer an inexpensive alternative to traditional feed ingredients when fed to livestock....

40th CALP class selected 

Sep 17, 2009

Twenty-four California agriculturists have been selected to participate in the 40th class of the California Agricultural Leadership Program (CALP), one of the premier leadership development opportunities in the United States. ...

Comment period continues on moth EIR 

Sep 17, 2009

Californians interested in the statewide Environmental Impact Report for the light brown apple moth have until Sept. 28 to submit their comments for the record....

Medfly infestation in Escondido, Calif. 

Sep 17, 2009

A Mediterranean fruit fly infestation has been discovered in Escondido in San Diego County, Calif. ...

Citrus psyllid found near Arizona border 

Sep 16, 2009

Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) inspectors will expand an ongoing statewide survey for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) in response to an ACP detection 1.5 miles south of San Luis, Ariz., in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico....

California Crop Weather report 

Sep 16, 2009

The latest California agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

Arizona Agri-Weekly report 

Sep 16, 2009

The latest Arizona agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., field office:...

Biomass program applications begin 

Sep 16, 2009

The acting California state executive director for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) David Schaad announced that biomass conversion facilities may begin to apply for qualification under the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). ...

Aerial imagery system saves water 

Sep 15, 2009

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing a system that saves water by using aerial imagery and ground-based sensors to determine the irrigation needs of small sections of cultivated fields....

California September crop forecast 

Sep 15, 2009

California’s September crop production report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento Field Office:...

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